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Price Sync Scheduling ​

Automate daily price updates to keep your product pricing current with market rates.

What is Price Sync? ​

Price Sync is a lightweight update that refreshes product prices without re-syncing all product data. It:

  • Updates prices based on current TCGPlayer/Card Kingdom data
  • Applies your pricing configuration (markup, minimums, etc.)
  • Runs much faster than a full product sync
  • Can be scheduled to run automatically

Why use it? MTG card prices fluctuate daily. Automated price syncs keep your store competitive without manual work.

Manual Price Updates ​

Running a One-Time Price Update ​

  1. Go to the Sync tab
  2. Find the Update All Prices button (below the main sync button)
  3. Click Update All Prices
  4. Monitor real-time progress
  5. Review results when complete

What happens:

  • All synced products are updated with current pricing
  • No product data (title, description, images) is changed
  • Only price fields are modified
  • Duration: ~5-10 minutes for 1000 products (faster than full sync)

When to Use Manual Updates ​

  • After changing pricing configuration - Apply new markup to all products
  • Before a sale or event - Ensure prices are current
  • After major market shifts - Format ban/unban, tournament results
  • Testing pricing changes - Verify new pricing before scheduling

Automated Price Sync ​

Schedule price updates to run automatically once a day at a time you choose.

Setting Up Automated Sync ​

  1. Go to Store Settings → Catalog
  2. Find the Price Sync card
  3. Toggle Enable Automated Price Sync to ON
  4. Pick a Sync time (the hour of day) and your Timezone
  5. Click Save Schedule

The next price sync will run at the time you chose.

One schedule covers your whole store: the daily run updates prices for every enabled catalog (MTG, Pokémon, etc.) — there is no separate schedule per game.

Choosing Your Sync Time ​

Price syncs run once a day. You choose the hour and the timezone; LGS Forge handles the rest (including daylight-saving changes automatically).

Why once a day? Every upstream price source LGS Forge reads — MTGJSON for MTG, TCGCSV for Pokémon/Riftbound — publishes a single fresh build per day. Running more often would just re-push the same numbers, so a daily sync keeps your store current without wasting your Shopify API budget.

Picking a good time

Upstream prices land overnight (the refresh finishes around 2:00 AM US Eastern / roughly 06:00 UTC). For the freshest data, choose a sync time later in the morning in your timezone. Very early-morning times may pick up the previous day's prices, since that day's refresh hasn't landed yet. A mid-morning slot, before your store gets busy, is a safe default.

Viewing Next/Last Run ​

After saving your schedule:

  • Next Run - When the next price sync will execute
  • Last Run - When the most recent price sync completed

Times are displayed in your local timezone.

Disabling Automated Sync ​

To stop automated price syncs:

  1. Go to Store Settings → Catalog
  2. Toggle Enable Automated Price Sync to OFF
  3. Click Save Schedule

Scheduled syncs will stop. You can still run manual price updates.

Monitoring Scheduled Syncs ​

Checking Sync Status ​

To verify scheduled syncs are running:

  1. Go to Sync tab → Sync History
  2. Filter by Price Updates job type
  3. Review recent price update jobs
  4. Check timestamps match your schedule

Expected pattern:

  • Jobs appear at regular intervals matching your schedule
  • Status shows Completed
  • Updated counts reflect price changes

Viewing Results ​

Each automated price sync appears in Sync History:

  • Job type - "Price Update"
  • Status - Completed (or Failed if error)
  • Results - Updated count (how many products had price changes)
  • Duration - Time to complete

Example: "Updated 847 products in 4 minutes 23 seconds"

Troubleshooting Missed Schedules ​

If scheduled syncs aren't running:

  1. Verify Enable Automated Price Sync is ON
  2. Check Next Run time - is it in the future?
  3. Review Sync History for error messages
  4. Ensure worker process is running (server-side)
  5. Contact support if schedule consistently fails

Price Sync vs. Product Sync ​

Price Sync (This Feature) ​

What it updates:

  • Product prices (all variants)
  • Condition variant prices (if enabled)
  • Compare-at prices (if configured)

What it doesn't update:

  • Product titles
  • Descriptions
  • Images
  • Metafields
  • Inventory quantities
  • Variants (Normal/Foil)

Duration: 5-10 minutes for 1000 products

Full Product Sync ​

What it updates:

  • Everything (prices, titles, images, metafields, variants, etc.)

Duration: 30-60 minutes for 1000 products

When to Use Which ​

Use Price Sync:

  • Daily/regular price updates
  • After changing pricing configuration
  • When only prices need updating
  • For automated schedules

Use Product Sync:

  • Adding new sets
  • Updating product data (new images, metafield changes)
  • Fixing incorrect product information
  • Adding/removing condition variants

Best Practices ​

How Often Prices Sync ​

Price syncs run once a day for every store — that matches how often the upstream price sources refresh, so more frequent syncs wouldn't change anything. There's nothing to tune here; just pick the time that suits your store.

Timing Recommendations ​

Best times to schedule:

  • Mid-morning in your timezone - After the overnight price refresh has landed (finishes ~2:00 AM US Eastern), and before your store gets busy
  • Weekdays - More stable pricing than weekends

Avoid:

  • Very early morning (e.g. midnight–5 AM) - The day's new prices may not have landed yet, so you'd sync yesterday's numbers
  • Peak traffic hours (12 PM-6 PM)

After Major Changes ​

When changing pricing configuration significantly:

  1. Disable automated sync temporarily
  2. Run a manual price update
  3. Review results in Sync History
  4. Verify a few products manually in Shopify
  5. Re-enable automated sync if satisfied

Monitoring and Maintenance ​

Weekly checks:

  • Review last 7 days of price syncs in Sync History
  • Verify all scheduled syncs completed successfully
  • Note any patterns of failures

Monthly reviews:

  • Confirm your chosen sync time still lands after the overnight price refresh
  • Verify recent scheduled syncs are completing successfully

Common Questions ​

Do price syncs count toward my Shopify API limits? Yes, but they use fewer API calls than full syncs. LGS Forge has built-in rate limiting to stay within Shopify's limits.

Will price syncs overwrite manual price changes? Yes. Automated syncs apply your pricing configuration to all products. Avoid manual pricing if using automated syncs.

Can I schedule different sync times for different sets? Not currently. The scheduled daily price sync updates all synced products at once. Per-set scheduling is planned for future releases.

What if pricing data is unavailable? LGS Forge uses the last known price or falls back to your global minimum price.

How do I pause scheduled syncs temporarily? Toggle Enable Automated Price Sync to OFF under Store Settings → Catalog. Toggle back ON when ready.

Do I get notified when a scheduled sync completes? Not currently. Check Sync History to verify completion. Email notifications are planned for future releases.

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